Overview
- Mexico’s FGR confirmed it is investigating Raúl Rocha Cantú within a broader organized-crime case involving narcotrafficking, fuel theft and arms trafficking opened on November 29, 2024.
- A federal judge granted 13 arrest orders in the file under judicial secrecy; multiple outlets report Rocha obtained cooperating or protected-witness status after an arrest order reported around mid-November.
- Rocha reappeared on Instagram sharing a Miss Universe video praising Bosch without addressing the case, and Guatemala removed him from an honorary consul post citing administrative grounds accelerated by recent events.
- Miss Universe Organization continues to back Bosch, with no formal investigation into her, as Mexico’s president urged separating Rocha’s legal situation from the winner’s merit and Bosch’s father denied any contracting role benefiting Rocha.
- The pageant faces broader turmoil, including judge resignations alleging a secret preselection, a viral abuse incident involving organizer Nawat Itsaragrisil, and a Thai arrest warrant for co-owner Anne Jakrajutatip on an alleged fraud case.